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The Jacobin Republic under Fire: The Federalist Revolt in the French Revolution.(Book Review)
The Jacobin Republic under Fire: The Federalist Revolt in the French Revolution. By Paul R. Hanson. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003. x, 262 pp. $49.95. ISBN 0-271-02281-7.
Historian Paul Hanson opens his enlightening book by considering how the French Revolution might have developed had the more moderate faction, the Girondins, gained control of events instead of the radical Montagnards, or Jacobins. He asks, What if the federalist revolt of 1793 had succeeded in the formation of a republic based on the law rather than one based on terror and popular sovereignty? His book addresses the questions, "Who are the sovereign people and how are they to exercise that sovereignty?" (2).
A much-needed treatment of this confusing period has resulted, allowing readers to gain a clearer understanding of the events that unfolded from 1792 to 1794 and that ultimately resulted in the Committee of Public Safety's Reign of Terror. The book examines the opposition between the Girondin and…
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